Kanga | |
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Native to | Sudan |
Region | South Kordofan |
Ethnicity | Kanga |
Native speakers | 17,000 (2022) [1] |
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
kcp |
Glottolog |
kang1288 |
ELP | Kanga |
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Kanga is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Kadu branch spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan.
The Kufa-Lima dialect is spoken in Bilenya, Dologi, Lenyaguyox, Lima, Kilag, Kufa, Mashaish, and Toole villages, with Toole as the central village. [1]
A preliminary grammar of the Kufa-Lima variety (termed "Kufo") has been published recently. [2]
A phonological description of the Kufa-Lima variety (termed "Kufo") has been developed, [3] and the vowel inventory has been investigated with acoustic phonetic evidence. [4]